Can PhotoBucket Survive Without MySpace? — There was a lot of fingerpointing, denials, and "he said, she said" going on today as everyone digested the news that MySpace had blocked PhotoBucket's 40 million members from embedding videos into their MySpace pages.

To the average Joe, blogs aren't cutting it — This month's state of the blogosphere survey by Technorati, the monitoring service, was greeted as if it were the online equivalent of the President's State of the Union address. It undoubtedly reveals a fascinating array of statistics …

How To Make Your Nokia N95 100 Percent — It seems some of the global mobile carriers in some parts of the world just can't let a great phone stay great. I'm referring to the Nokia N95 that has more bells and whistles than just about any mobile phone on the planet.

TRUE APPLE MEDIA CENTER IN THE WORKS — Apple is working on a true Media Center. Yes, I know, you've probably heard that before and it never really came true. Yes Front Row is not a true media center and other interfaces provided by third parties are not true MCs too. I fully agree with that.

Apple Tells Vloggers: "Fix Your Videos" — Apple is giving vloggers a few hints on how to optimize their videos for iTunes so that a single format will look ok on both an iPod as well as the new Apple TV, which is probably connected to a large screen HDTV. — An email went out today …

Why Circle of Friends Works in Social Networking — The most popular paradigm for social networking sites is the "circle of friends" paradigm. This is when you connect to people by adding them as a friend, and your connection means that they are prioritized differently than those who are not.

Apple changes its iTune? — Since Apple (AAPL) launched its wildly successful iTunes music store back in 2003, CEO Steve Jobs has adamantly refused to offer a monthly subscription service. If you want to buy music from iTunes, you do it either by the single or the album, that's it.

Sony Demos 9mm-thick High-Def OLED Displays — Look and yearn folks. This here is Sony's new OLED display. It's an obscene 9mm thick yet it packs a 1080p resolution along with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Just as a recap, OLED displays are thinner and brighter than their LCD counterparts and they suck up less power.

Braille converter eases web use — Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website — A free service that provides automatic Braille conversion is proving popular despite still being in test phase. — RoboBraille was started by a Danish organisation and now has partners in five other European countries.

Apple partners with MGM — Companies pact on catalog titles — Apple continues to be a go-to partner for Hollywood's movie libraries. — Steve Jobs-led company on Tuesday signed MGM as its latest partner to sell catalog titles, but not new releases. — It also revealed that …

Can stuck torrents beat pirates? — Online filesharing of movies and music has the Hollywood hotshots hopping mad, but they are fighting back with the help of anti-piracy firms, as Danny Bradbury discovers — Peter the pirate is working on buying his own island.